Shoe-gore



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J. E. T AT.

SHOE ORE.

N. PETERS, PhnKo-Lxmcgrnphur. Washington. D. c.

PATENT OFFICE.

JAMES E. TREAT, OF BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 351,817, dated November2, 1886.

Application filed March 6, 1886. Serial No. 194,266. (No model.)

' To all whom it may concern:

. sachusetts,have invented certain new and useful Improvements inShoe-Gores; and I do hereby declare that the same are fully described inthe following specification and illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings.

This invention relates to improvements in gores for Congress boots; andit consists of an elastic gore that is slitted more or less be-' tweenits upper and lower edges, combined with a relief-gore, preferably madeof com-- paratively non -elastic material-such as leather, textile orfibrous material. &c.-al-

' though it may, if so desired, be made of'the same elastic material asthe main body of the gore. Such relief-goreis sewed to the expandededges ofthe slit made in the elastic main gore, and after being sounited the improved compound gore is sewed to the upper ofaboot or shoe,as usual in whatxare termed Congress boots. l By this my improved gore Iobtain the following advantages: It relieves the tension or inwardpressure on the, ankle joints of the wearer, it reduces the strain onthe elastic portion of the gore, and thereby lengthens the life of theelastic quality of the latter, and the ad ditional middle and preferablynon-elastic portion' acts as ashield to'prevent the wearing out of thegore by contact with the lower portions of the pantaloons or othergarments of the wearer.

The invention is carried out as follows, .reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, where Figure 1 represents a side view of the mainelastic gore with its central slit. Fig.

lief-gore before it is attached to the main gore and Fig. 3 represents across-section of said relief-gore; Fig. 4c represents side view of theelastic and non-elastic'portions of the gore, after being unitedtogether, and Fig. 5 represents across-section of the same. Fig. 6represents a Congress boot provided with my I improved compound gore,and Fig. 7 represents a cross-section on the line A B. (Shown in Fig.6.)

Similar letters refer to similar parts wherever they occur on thedifferent parts of the drawings.

A represents the main gore, made of the elastic material usuallyemployed in Congress boots; and I make lengthwise on it a slit, a,

(shown in Fig. 1,) extending from near the top to near the bottom edgeof such gore, as shown in said Fig. 1.

b represents the non-elastic re-enforcing gorepiece, that is preferablyprovided on its inner side with a lining, b, asshown in Figs. 2 and 3,which parts are preferably stitched together by means of a row ofstitches, b, as shown. I nowexpand the edges of the slit a in the maingore a, and to such expanded edges I sew the gore-piece 1), preferablyby introducing the edges of the slit portion of gore a between the goreb and its lining b, asshown in Fig. 5, and unite the parts together by arow of stitches going through the parts a, b, and b, at or near theiredges, as shown in Figs. 4 and 5.

It so desired, the lining b with, in which case the middle gore, 12,would be laid outside of the expanded gore a, and both sewed together ator near their edges. After the gore is thus made, it is sewed to theupper c of the Congress boot C, in the usual manner of securing elasticgores.

What I wish to secure by Letters Patent and claim is- 11. Theherein-described compound shoegore, consisting of the slitted elasticmain gore a and central gore b, secured to the expanded edges of theslit a in the gore a, as and for the purpose set forth. 2. In a Congressboot, a compound shoe-gore consisting of the elastic main portion a andmiddle gore, b, united to the expanded edges of the slit in the maingore, substantially in a manner and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I have affixed my signature in presence of twowitnesses.

JAMES E; TREAT. Witnesses:

ALBAN ANDREN, HENRY CHADBOURN.

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